1937 Football Team
| Overall Record: 4-4 | Conference Record: 3-3 |
| Conference Finish: 4th place tie | |
| Coach: Harry G. Kipke | |
| Captain: Joe Rinaldi | |
| All-Conference: Ralph Heikkinen | |
| Most Valuable Player: Ralph Heikkinen | |
| Meyer Morton Award: Fred Trosko | |
| Trainer: Ray Roberts | |
| Assistant coaches: Heartley Anderson, Franklin Cappon, Bennie Oosterbaan, Walter Weber | |
| Manager: Fred Colombo, John Fecknay (ass't), Ralph Dubois (ass't), Warren Slater (ass't), Philip Woodworth (ass't) | |
| Opponent | Date | Site | Result | Attend. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 10/02 | H | L | 14-19 | 63,311 | |
| Northwestern | 10/09 | A | L | 0-7 | 23,837 | |
| Minnesota (HC) | 10/16 | H | L | 6-39 | 53,266 | |
| Iowa | -/- | 10/23 | A | W | 7-6 | 12,211 |
| Illinois | -/- | 10/30 | A | W | 7-6 | 32,506 |
| Chicago | -/- | 11/06 | H | W | 13-12 | 23,394 |
| Pennsylvania | -/- | 11/13 | A | W | 7-0 | 18,476 |
| Ohio State | -/19 | 11/20 | H | L | 0-21 | 56,766 |
| Totals | 54-110 | 283,767 | ||||
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| left end |
John Nicholson (6) Elmer Gedeon (2) | |
| left tackle |
Don Siegel (6) Fred Janke (2) | |
| left guard |
John Brennan (7) Fred Olds | |
| center |
Archie Kodros (7) Joe Rinaldi | |
| right guard |
Ralph Heikkinen (7) George Marzonie | |
| right tackle |
William Smith (6) Roland Savilla (2) | |
| right end |
Dan Smick (6) Arthur Valpey John Nicholson | |
| quarterback |
Douglas Farmer (8)
| |
| fullback |
Edward Stanton (7) John Kinsey | |
| left halfback |
Fred Trosko (5) Stark Ritchie (3) | |
| right halfback |
William Barclay (3) Hercules Renda (3) Norm Purucker |
View full 1937 roster (from all-time roster database, includes non-lettermen and freshmen)
1937 Team Photo
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[Note: photo includes only varsity letter winners]
- Back Row
- mgr J. Colombo, Archie Kodros, Ralph Heikkinen, Dan Smick, Elmer Gedeon, John Nicholson, Trainer Ray Roberts
- Fourth Row
- Ed Stanton, Clarence Vandewater, Roland Savilla, Art Valpey, Don Siegel, Earle Luby
- Third Row
- George Marzonie, Robert Campbell, Norm Purucker, Louis Levine, William Smith, William Barclay, Stark Ritchie, Fred Olds
- Second Row
- Ernest Pederson, Douglas Farmer, Director Fielding Yost, captain Joe Rinaldi, Coach Harry Kipke, Fred Janke, John Brennan
- Front Row
- Fred Trosko, Hercules Renda
1937 Full Squad Photo
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